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I been fishing more in the wind lately but some lakes have very limited protection from wind . I ran trolling motor 70 to 90 % (Minnkota Maxxum 24 volt 70 lb thrust ) . Ever time got blown off the fish had to use big motor to pull back up . White caps pounded the boat and wind gust almost blew jig pole out of my hand . Hard to keep bait down in the wind and huge bow the the line . Caught a good limit 12 to 15'' fish but not sure worth the trouble . :Doh:
Only when I'm not catching fish for me! Even then I've been know to stay way too long fighting it and catching nothing. I just have a hard time giving up. I always think I can figure something out and make them bite.
i fish mainly conway in a 14 ft jonboat with a 15hp merc and a 45 lb thrust minn kota edge 12v. 10 mph wears me out and anything over 15 usually makes me give it up.
When it gets even close to being dangerous it,s time to go
Never to windy to hang in a tourney. Gotta do whatcha gotta do then.
Fished blue mountain last Friday with "lake wind advisory". I gave up around 2pm with 9 keepers in the live well. Seemed when the wind started blowing real hard that only small fish were biting :dono. Keeping control of an 18' tin boat in the wind will wear ya out
I fish as long as I'm enjoying it. If conditions, too hot, cold, or too windy are such that it's no longer fun, I go to the shed.
I can fish tomorrow. Some folks stay when it's too windy to hall gravel. Just not attractive to me. I don't have a thing
to prove.
Based on lake, but 15mph is pushing it for me.
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Originally Posted by stormcloud
What he said!!
The wind kept me from going Sunday. I had about 2 1/2 hours I could have fished Catherine or Hamilton. Forecasted wind was 10-12 with gusts to 29. I stayed home and fired up the forge and worked on a boar spear. The wind was so bad it made keeping my propane forge running right tough. I hope next time I get a little free time the wind will be manageable.
Chris
The wind kept me from going Sunday. I had about 2 1/2 hours I could have fished Catherine or Hamilton without missing the Sunday Afternoon Service. Forecasted wind was 10-12 with gusts to 29. I stayed home and fired up the forge and worked on a boar spear. The wind was so bad it made keeping my propane forge running right tough. I hope next time I get a little free time the wind will be manageable.
Chris
I fish for fun, and wind takes the fun right out of it for me.
many years ago I lived up in Kansas, where it's windy 90% of the time. My dad and I fished every Saturday morning, unless it was too windy. We eventually decided that a 10mph wind before daylight was too much. Of course we didn't have the internet then or any easy way to get an actual wind speed. So we guesstimated by looking at a flag. A 10mph wind will just barely make a. Regular 3'x5' flag stand straight out. If it's straight out and popping that over 10.
With a 10mph limit before daylight, we could usually get in a few hours before the wind or the jet skis blew us off the lake.
ive been doing a little trout fishing below Carpenter Dam, in my kayak. I would think the striper fishing ought to be good with all that bait (trout) being stocked by the possum patrol.Quote:
Originally Posted by slackline
I have caught a few highbred there. It's about time for the walleye to get going there too. I used to spend more time there than I do now. I had planned to take my kayak and try for some walleye, just can't find time for all the things I want to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by warhawk
Chris
It to windy when my TM want hold me
When I was a weekend only warrior before I retired, I fought the wind a lot harder than I do now. I always pay attention to what the wind is doing where I launch the boat. We have seen a lot of people get into trouble in big winds at landings, especially at Sardis and Grenada.
That's a fact for many big lakes.Quote:
Originally Posted by RLCRAPPIE
Anything over 10 from the E or W at Maumelle and you really need a different plan - especially if you're like me and fishin out of a tin can duck boat
Its to windy when you see cows and combines fly by like in the movie Twister, other than that I fish and always say its better than sitting at home on the couch watching tv or working.
I swear Maumelle is the wind catch'nest lake i've ever been on. I've been out there at 15 mph and it feels like I'm with Captain Sig on the Northwestern.Quote:
Originally Posted by blueducklane
If i have to put the trolling motor all the way up and paddle to move up its time for me to go lol. Worst i ever got in i was just testing my motor after working on it. I was jumping from one cap to the next trying to get out. That flat bottom put a beating on my bottom that day lol
The first time I took the kayak to Carpenter Dam, the guy I went with caught this striper.Quote:
Originally Posted by slackline
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We spider rigged last saturday in that wind. We caught a two man limit by noon. but that wind made it really tough. I thought it would be easier in my bass boat...nope. We had lots of tangled lines from the wind whipping us around. I was beat after trying to keep the boat right.
Over and 10 mph it starts to get a little hairy in my 16' boat. But like others have said, it beats sitting at the house dreaming about fishing.
I take it on a case by case basis. On Ross Barnett, you can usually find calm water regardless of the conditions. 10 miles sustained straight down the open lake can be rough where's as 25mph in an upriver oxbow is doable.
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Brewer is the same way. I've seen whitecaps on that lake from even the smallest amount of sustained wind.Quote:
Originally Posted by stoagpawpaw
As someone who primarily fishes from a kayak anything over 10 mph sustained will drive me off the lake. With a stable enough boat I generally don't worry about the gusts, but a constant wind blows the fun right out of fishing.
Besides there's plenty of sheltered water around here that I can get to with a kayak that the regular boaters can't, I don't need to fight the wide-open waters of the popular lakes to find fish.